Dog Adoption Application Form

Dog Adoption Application Form

Thank you for your interest in adopting a dog! Our adoption applicants are carefully screened for suitability and compatibility as well as criteria related to care and commitment. Once we receive your application, we will request an initial interview, during which you will be asked to provide references and will need to agree to a home check prior to the placement of a dog. An adoption contract must be signed and dated and an adoption fee is required. We do reserve the right to deny an adoption applicant. Our adoption fee is currently $350.

Your full name *

Your address *

City *

Postal code *

Phone number *

Email *

Name of the dog you are interested in adopting *

Why have you chosen this particular dog? *

Please explain your reasons for wanting to adopt a dog *

For whom are you adopting a dog? For you or for someone else? (If for someone else, who?) *

What experience do you have as a dog owner? If your have been a dog owner, please tell us about your previous dogs *

Do you currently have any pets? If yes, what pets do you have? What are their ages? Are your pets spayed/neutered? What are their temperaments? *

Are you 21 years of age or over? *

Do you live in a house, apartment, condominium or townhouse? *

Do you own or rent your home? *

How long have you lived at your current address? *

Is any member of your family allergic to dogs? *

List all members of your household including number of children and their ages. Who will be primarily responsible for the care of this pet? *

Who is your veterinarian and what is their phone number? *

Do you have dog training experience? And if so, what training do you have? *

What canine behaviour would you find totally unacceptable and why? *

What canine behaviours or traits are you looking for in an adoptive dog? (ie; housetrained, non-shedding, good with other dogs, good with children). Check all that apply: *

House trained

Non-shedding

Good with other dogs

Good with children

Describe your method of disciplining a dog? You have just come into the kitchen to find the garbage has been ransacked. How do you respond? *

You have come home to find your dog has pooped in the house. What do you do? *

Are you willing to seek guidance/attend classes with your adopted dog, should you experience behavioural challenges? *

In what type of lifestyle do you want your dog to live? Inside, outside, both? *

How many hours of the day will a dog be alone? And why? *

Where will the dog be kept primarily? (house, yard, garage, other) *

Where will the dog be sleeping? *

Do you have a yard? If yes, is the yard fenced? If your yard is not fenced, would you be prepared to have the yard fenced? *

Do you have a pool? If yes, is there a fence around it? *

How many walks will the dog get per day? *

Describe the exercise program that you have in mind for your adopted dog? *

What type of food will you be feeding your adopted dog? *

How will your dog be cared for if you have to be away from home for an extended period of time on vacation or for business? *

Check any of the following reasons you would give your dog away. Check all that apply: *

Fleas

Getting married/divorced

Allergies

Chews or destroys objects

Too expensive

Children no longer care for it

Having a baby

Moving to where pets are not allowed

Other

None

Approximately how much do you think a dog will cost per year? *

As an example, your dog ran out the door and was hit by a car. The veterinarian can repair the broken leg (and the dog would recover) at a cost of $2500.00 what would you do? *

What are your thoughts on Pet Insurance? *

If your dog went missing (for example accidentally got off-leash and ran away) please detail the steps you would take to find your dog during the first 48 hours. *

Are you aware that there is an adoption fee of $350.00? (which includes at minimum: a veterinary exam, spay/neuter, all vaccines to date, a microchip implant and heartworm test. Many of our rescued dogs also have full blood panels run, dental surgeries and other necessary procedures as per their specific needs) *

Would you have any objection to someone from our agency coming to your home to conduct a home check prior to the adoption of a dog? *